Bourgeois and Proletariat from The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels -- Summary and Response
Summary Introduction All Europe fears communism. The term is used and misused as a curse by various political parties. This indicates that Communism is a powerful force. It is time to officially present the party's views. Bourgeois and Proletarians All through history there have been classes and class struggles. Attempts at revolution resulted in a big change or massive death. Today's society is still one of oppression, by the bourgeois of the proletariat, who must labor for their livelihood. With advances of technology the industrial system emerged and with it the current social order. The explosion in manufacture has resulted in great riches for a few and massive exploitation. The bourgeois, along with financial dominance, have managed to establish political dominance. They managed to abolish the system of slave and master by their very emergence and left a world in which men operate out of monetary self-interest. Exploitation under religious pretenses has become straightforw...